Cross Country/Track & Field

2013-14 Santa Clara Track/Cross Country News

EYEBRONCO: Cross Country Fall Photo DayEYEBRONCO reporter David Gentile spoke with Bronco cross country runners Matt Burke, Ryan Greenough, Audrey Hiatt and Kelly Ryan on the team's fall photo day. Check out the video to find out what breakfast food the team rallies around, the variety of training exercises the team does and much more.

July23,2014

Broncos Set Commissioner's Honor Roll Record for Second Straight YearThe West Coast Conference announced its 13th annual Commissioner's Honor Roll Tuesday, and 141 Santa Clara Broncos were recognized with honors for their athletic success and academic excellence. Santa Clara had 18 student-athletes receive gold honors (3.75-4.00 GPA) and 33 student-athletes receive silver honors (3.50-3.74 GPA). The Broncos set a new record of student athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, breaking the previous mark of 133 in the 2012-13 school year.

June13,2014

EYEBRONCO: Seniors Show off Graduation Cap DesignsSeveral Santa Clara seniors stopped by the Leavey Center to snap some photos for media relations in their graduation attire Friday afternoon. EYEBRONCO caught up with the student-athletes to talk about their cap designs (or lack thereof). Check out the creativity in this video!

EYEBRONCO: Men's Cross Country Photo DayEYEBRONCO introduces the first in a series of photo day videos from spring 2014, starting with the men's cross country team. Reporter Cali Reis talks with Adrian Hinojosa and Sean Roe about summer plans, the photo shoot and which of the two is the better chef.

May19,2014

Track Concludes Reglar Season at West Coast InvitationalThe Santa Clara University track team concluded the regular season in fashion, adding three new improved marks to the all-time lists and adding three new personal records to some individual student-athlete resumes at the West Coast Invitational hosted by the University of Portland at Charles Bowles Track Complex in Salem, Ore.

May16,2014

Six Santa Clara Teams Recipients of NCAA Public Recognition Awards For Academic AchievementContinuing its hard work in the classroom, Santa Clara's men’s outdoor track, women’s golf, women’s rowing, women’s tennis, women’s outdoor track, and women’s water polo teams were all recognized by the NCAA as recipients of the organization's Public Recognition Awards for academic achievement. The NCAA released the APR recognition by highlighting teams that demonstrated a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APR scores within their respective sports. Specifically, these six teams posted multi-year APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. Also, men’s basketball recorded the highest four-year average APR for the West Coast Conference.

May12,2014

Track Has Good Showing in San Francisco; Berriatua Sets School RecordThe Santa Clara track team, competing in one of its final meets of the regular season, took advantage of ideal San Francisco conditions to notch one new school record, add four new personal records, seven season bests, and two heat victories at the West Coast Last Chance Open hosted by University of San Francisco at Cox Stadium.

April20,2014

Bronco Track Competes Well At Mt. Sac and Bryan Clay InvitationalThe Santa Clara men’s and women’s track teams traveled south this weekend for the opportunity to face the nation's best athletes at the 56th Annual Mt. Sac Invitational and the Bryan Clay Invitational, and the Broncos took full advantage of the competitive opportunity.

April14,2014

Bronco Student-Athletes Top 3.0 GPA for 21st Time in 22 QuartersWith 11 Bronco student-athletes achieving a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) and 16 of the 19 Bronco teams scoring a 3.0 term GPA or higher, Santa Clara University's student-athletes recorded a 3.138 grade point average (GPA) for the Winter 2014 quarter. They also topped 3.0 or better for the 21st time in 22 quarters. Santa Clara's cumulative GPA of 3.080 continues to climb for its student-athletes as well.

April04,2014

Bronco Track Runs Up At S.F. State Distance Carnival This WeekendAfter taking last weekend off to adjust to the new quarter, Santa Clara’s track team is back at it this weekend, running in the San Francisco Distance Carnival on Fri., April 4. SF State coach Tom Lyons started this meet in 2004 and it has grown into a really premier event and the Broncos are glad to be a part of it.

Bronco Track Competes Well At Aggie OpenerThe Santa Clara track teams sent a small group of runners to the Aggie Opener, hosted by UC Davis, and were met with successful results that they hope will serve as a good omen for the student-athletes as they translate into finals mode, which start on Monday.

March14,2014

Bronco Track Prepares For Aggie OpenThe Santa Clara track team will run at the Aggie Open on Sat., March 15 at UC Davis. The Broncos will compete with a short squad this weekend due to final exams next weekend. Earlier this week Bronco head coach Felipe Montoro talked about the weekend plans, training during finals and what is on tap in the next few weeks.

March01,2014

Broncos Open Track Season At Kim Duyst InvitationalThe Bronco track team opened the 2014 season at the Kim Duyst Invitational on the CSU Stanislaus campus on Saturday. Kelly Ryan won the 5000m and teammate Emily Robinson was fourth. On the men's side, Joey Berriatua won the men's 1500m and teammate Brynn Sargent was eighth.

February27,2014

Track Opens Season At Kim Duyst Invitational SaturdayWith the indoor season wrapping up across the country, Santa Clara will get a jump on its competition by competing Sat., March 1 at the Kim Duyst Invitational in Turlock, Calif. SantaClaraBroncos.com sat down with assistant coach Pete Cushman to talk about the opening meet of the year and expectations for the season.

February18,2014

Allison Maio Is Proud To Be A BroncoArizonian Allison Maio (AM) is thankful for the opportunity to run and compete in the beautiful weather of Northern California, while enjoying the company of her fellow Broncos. Maio is looking forward to her upcoming season and achieving some personal bests.

January28,2014

Bronco Cross Country Teams Lead All Student-Athletes To 20th 3.0 Or Better In 21 QuartersWith 15 Bronco student-athletes achieving a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) and 16 of the 19 Bronco teams scoring a 3.0 term GPA or higher, Santa Clara University's student-athletes recorded a 3.086 grade point average (GPA) for the Fall 2013 quarter. They also topped 3.0 or better for the 20th time in 21 quarters. Santa Clara's cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.055.

November16,2013

Cross Country Teams Finish Season at NCAA West Region ChampionshipSanta Clara’s men’s cross country team finished 21st at the NCAA West Region Championship in Sacramento, Calif. on Friday. The women’s team finished 24th. The Stanford men won the title with WCC opponent Portland finishing third. The Arizona women won the title with San Francisco finishing fourth.

November07,2013

Sixteen Cross Country Runners Honored By WCC For AcademicsHonoring 16 Broncos this year, the West Coast Conference announced the 2013 West Coast Conference Men’s and Women's Cross Country All-Academic Teams on Thursday with both Sam Holeman and Lauren Germany named to the first team. Seven men and seven women were named to the Honorable Mention list.

Santa Clara Catches Up with Allison MaioAfter not making the Broncos' West Coast Conference team her freshman year, Allison Maio (AM) is willing to do whatever she can to achieve her goals. Maio talks about her goals and aspirations this year and what her rituals are before each meet to try and beat her personal record.

Cross Country Runs A Number of PRs As Host Of Bronco InvitationalHosting the Bronco Invitational, the Santa women won the Bronco Open and the men finished second. The Bronco women were sixth in the Bronco Invitational with the men finishing 10th without their top two runners. LMU won both the men’s and women’s titles at the Bronco Invitational, with Grand Canyon winning the Men’s Open. LMU’s men bested runner-up UC Santa Barbara 84-86.

October17,2013

Cross Country Hosts 8th Annual Bronco Invitational With Teams From Coast to Coast RunningSanta Clara cross country returns home Sat., Oct. 19 to host its own meet, the Bronco Invitational, at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, Calif. It is the 8th annual running of the meet at Baylands which was previously run at Crystal Springs. The meet will be represented by teams from three different NCAA Division 1 regions with teams from Division 2, Division 3, NAIA, junior colleges, as well as two schools from Canada.

October12,2013

Cross Runs Well At S.F. State InvitationalSanta Clara ran a number of runners up at the S.F. State Invitational on Friday afternoon as preparation for next weekend’s Bronco Invitational at Baylands Park on Oct. 19.

Men Finish 7th, Women 8th At 40th Annual Stanford InvitationalThe Bronco cross country teams ran in the 40th annual Stanford Invitational, with the men finishing seventh in the 8K. They defeated West Coast Conference schools San Diego and Pepperdine. The Bronco women were eighth, finishing in front of Pepperdine and Saint Mary's. Stanford won both of the College Invitationals.

Cross Women 2nd, Men Third At WCC PreviewRunning in Malibu Saturday morning at the West Coast Conference Preview, Santa Clara’s women finished as the runner-up and the Bronco men were third. The Broncos take a week off from racing next weekend before running up the road at the Stanford Invitational Sept. 28.

September12,2013

Bronco Harriers Head to Malibu For WCC Preview MeetAlready into the third weekend of cross country season, the Santa Clara distance teams will travel south this weekend to run in the WCC Preview meet in Malibu. Pepperdine will host the West Coast Conference Championship on Nov. 2 as well. The Broncos will compete against host-Pepperdine, San Diego, LMU, Saint Mary’s, Pacific (women only) and Long Beach State.

September06,2013

Cross Splits With Saint Mary's at First Annual Dual MeetUnder sunny and warm conditions at race time at 9 am, the Santa Clara men's and women's cross country teams continued its Friday morning, hosting Saint Mary's at Baylands Park for a dual meet. The Bronco women's team beat SMC by a score of 18-39 while the Bronco men were defeated by a score of 23-38.

September05,2013

Kriege Looking Back On Her Career So FarMany of us cannot stand to run. Most of us can’t even bear to run more than a mile. For Mary Kriege (MK), her life is all about running. Running on average about 60-70 miles a week, Kriege is a machine. With outstanding records so far in her collegiate years such as 21:16 in the 6k in 2012 NCAA West Region Championship, Kriege isn’t stopping.

Bronco Cross Opens Season at USF InvitationalThe Santa Clara University men's and women's cross country teams opened their seasons with solid efforts from both squads at the USF Invitational in Golden Gate Park in cool, foggy conditions. Stanford won both the women's and men's races.

August20,2013

Ready, Set, Go! Bronco Cross Prepares For 2013 Season With Start of PracticeAfter a strong track season in the spring, the Santa Clara cross country team is looking to carry its track success into the fall. Most SCU students will spend their summer working a job or enjoying some relaxation. The SCU men’s and women’s cross team not only participates in these activities but they also run anywhere from 50-85 plus miles a week, coupled with strength training and cross training.

August16,2013

EYEBRONCO: Checking In With Emily RobinsonEYEBRONCO reporter Sean Davis speaks with Emily Robinson about the upcoming cross country/ track season. Originally from Sammamish, Wash., Robinson has been spender her break in the Bay Area attending summer school classes, interning and, of course, running… a lot. Robinson is excited for her junior season and can't wait to start training with the team again.

August08,2013

Battling Back: with Bryan CrookInjuries are a part of any sport, but part of being a student-athlete means learning how to overcome injuries and persevering though any obstacle one might face. Bryan Crook (BC), RS Junior and member of the Broncos cross country team, is no stranger to persevering though injuries.

August07,2013

Bronco Cross Inks Four CaliforniansThe Santa Clara University men's and women's cross country teams will welcome four runners this fall as part of the Class of 2017, with all four coming from the state of California. There are a pair of women in Kaitlyn Kuehn and Anika Renken and a pair of men in Joey Berriatua and Brynn Sargent.

July25,2013

Led by Oliver, Bronco Men No. 2, Women No. 6 Nationally On USTFCCCA Academic Honors ListsLed by Kevin Oliver's selection to the national individual Academic Award list, the Bronco track programs were honored among all Division I teams on Thursday as the Bronco men posted the second-highest GPA nation-wide at 3.506 when they were named as a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team. Posting a 3.57 grade point average, the sixth-best nationally and tops in the West Coast Conference, Santa Clara's women's track team was named an All-Academic team on Thursday as well.